BlockBurnt Cabin, Nevada
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Austin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89310. The Survey maps it on the Burnt Cabin Summit quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 10 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1955 USGS Millett quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Millett quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Burnt Cabin Summit quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Smith Creek Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Burnt Cabin (historical) between 2002 and 2012, burning about 3 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2012 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | HIGHLAND |
| 12 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | HIGHLAND |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Burnt Cabin (historical): 13 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Manganese. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen Group | Gold, Manganese | Past Producer | 1925 | |
| Bruner Mine | Silver, Gold | Plant | 1993 | |
| Buffalo Hump Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | 1936 | |
| Eastgate Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | Cinnabar | |
| Paymaster Mine | Gold, Silver | Producer | Vein | |
| Derelict Mine | Gold, Silver | Producer | Vein | |
| Derelict Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Duluth Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Highland Group | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Highland Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll (historical) | 11.7 miles | 11 | |
| Lakeview (historical) | 16.1 miles | 12 | |
| Maestretti (historical) | 21.1 miles | 10 | |
| Pedro (historical) | 26.0 miles | 12 | |
| Adits Mill (historical) | 34.5 miles | 11 | |
| Mount Airy | 34.7 miles | 9 | |
| Petersons Mill | 36.4 miles | 9 | |
| Lander City (historical) | 37.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 846987. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.